Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Ethemenistre W. de Len c.1226 Sarum

• Yatemynstre Over Bire 1324 Cl

• Overbury in Yatemunstre 1360 Cl

• Yatmenstre Upbury 1518 ADV

• Yatemyster Vpbury 1566 Digby

• Yetmi(n)ster Upbury 1568 Gough 1574 Gough 1583 Gough

• Yetmi(n)ster Upburie 1608 Gough

• the Manor of Yeatister Prima (al's Upburye Prebend) 1576 AddCh

• Ubbery-prima 1577 Hutch3

• Upburi 1587 Gough

• Upburye 1599 Gough

• Ubberie 1588 Gough

• Ubbery 1591 Gough

• (Ye(a)tmi(n)ster Prima als.) Uppbury(e) 1616 Gough 1619,1620 Gough

• The Prebend of Yetminster Prima alias Superior, alias Overbury, alias Upbury 1870 Hutch3

• de Len c.1226 Sarum

Etymology

Upbury Fm (ST 595106), Ethemenistre W . de Len c.1226 Sarum, Yatemynstre Over Bire 1324 Cl, (prebend of ) Uppebury in Yatemenstre 1346, Upbury on Land 1354 Pat, Overbury in Yatemunstre 1360 Cl, Yatmenstre Upbury 1518 AD V, Yatemyster Vpbury 1566Digby , Yetmi (n )ster Upbury 1568Gough , 1574Gough , 1583Gough , Yetmi (n )ster Upburie 1608Gough , the Manor of Yeatister Prima (al 's Upburye Prebend )1576AddCh , Ubbery-prima 1577 Hutch3, Upburi 1587Gough , Upburye 1599Gough , Ubberie 1588Gough , Ubbery 1591Gough , prebend ' de (Ye (a )tmi (n )ster Prima als .) Uppbury (e )1616Gough , 1619, 1620Gough , The Prebend of Yetminster Prima alias Superior , alias Overbury , alias Upbury 1870 Hutch3, cf. also the f.ns. Great Upberry & Little Upberry 1840TA . 'The upper or higher manor', v. upp , uferra , burh (ME  bury), so named to distinguish it from Netherbury (lost) supra . This prebend in the cathedral of Salisbury was held by William de Len in c.1226 Sarum. The Latin affixes superior 'higher' and prima 'first' are also in contradistinction to those of Netherbury . A third prebend in this par. was 'Yetminster and Grimston', cf. prebendæ de Yatemenster et Grymston 1340 NI, v. Grimstone in Stratton par. 1 373, Hutch3 2 570, 4 446.